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PC (Personal computer) - one of the most popular home platforms and the only one which doesn’t offer playing video games as its main purpose. PC was born in the 1970s, but it is impossible to give an exact moment of its birth or even a name of its creator. However, IBM is the one who gave computers their present shape, using, at the beginning of the 1980s, an idea of open architecture – which is today one of the most important differences between computers and consoles.The foundations of PC as a gaming platform are currently systems of digital distribution of video games (Steam, Origin, Uplay) and MMO games that mostly work in f2p (free-to-play) model.
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Arcade Pool
Sports 03 May 1994
Simulator of billiards game, which contains several variants of this sport. The creators prepared, among other things, a game of "eight" and "nine", as well as several other forms of fun. The game is watched from one camera hanging directly above the billiard table. In its time, production could have been enjoyable due to the intuitive control.
World Championship Snooker 2004
Sports 25 June 2004
The next installment of the popular series of billiard simulators and undoubtedly one of the best developed programs of this type. The World Championship Snooker 2004 offers a number of features that should satisfy even the greatest enthusiasts of this sport.
Virtual Pool 3
Arcade 21 November 2000
Virtual Pool 3 is the third installment of the billiard simulation cycle by Celeris studio. Players have the opportunity to take part in a number of tournaments, gradually developing their skills as a virtual pool player. The aim of the game is to collect enough money to challenge Janette Lee, one of the best players in the WPBA league.
Snooker 19
Sports 17 April 2019
Snooker 19 is a sport game in which gamers play the role of a professional pool player (one of 128 authentic competitors) participating in the licensed World Snooker Championship. Lab42 studio is responsible for the production. The implementation was undertaken by Ripstone studio.
Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker
Sports 21 May 1991
Jimmy White is another great billiard player who has been honoured to brand his name for a computer game. The program itself, prepared by the famous Archer MacLean, is one of the first snooker simulations in which a fully three-dimensional environment has been adopted.
International Snooker 2012
Sports 11 January 2013
International Snooker 2012 is a realistic snooker stimulation produced by Big Head Games studio. The player has the opportunity to test their skills of pocketing balls by playing according to the official rules of this sport in variants 8ball UK, 8ball US and 9ball. The production is distinguished by the use of an advanced physics engine and the ability to play multiplayer games via the Internet.
World Championship Snooker 2002
Arcade 07 February 2001
Simulation of the most popular variety of billiards - snooker, in which the player can take part in the World Championship against the biggest stars of this sport.
Alex Higgins' World Snooker
Sports 20 August 1986
Alex Higgins was the youngest world champion in the history of snooker (when he first reached for the title, he was 23 years old). No one should be surprised that this charismatic billiard player became a hero of a sports game published by Lindensoft in 1986.
Snooker Nation Championship
Sports canceled
A snooker simulator from Cherry Pop Games, an independent studio, known for Pool Nation, and it’s reedition, Pool Nation FX. When it comes to mechanics, Snooker Nation Championship doesn’t differ much from its predecessor. For the players unaccustomed to the game itself, an accessible tutorial has been prepared, introducing the gamers to basic controls, for example, placing the balls, or applying necessary rotation.
3D Live Snooker
Sports 05 January 2003
3D Live Snooker is a virtual simulation of snooker. Unlike traditional billiards, we use 15 red balls, six with different colours and one white, not to mention playing more games on a larger table.
World Championship Snooker 2005
Sports 15 April 2005
World Championship Snooker 2005 is a sports game licensed by the Blade Interactive studio development team under the licence of the World Snooker Federation. Players can take part in the snooker World Championships and compete against 80 professional players like Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendrym. The game is characterized by a realistic physics model and attractive visual setting of the duels, modelled on television broadcasts.
Pool Paradise
Sports 02 April 2004
Pool Paradise is a billiard simulator created by Awesome Studios, a company belonging to the MacLean Archper. The player moves to a tropical island in the South Pacific, where thirty daredevils will wait for him, ready to play immediately.
Maximum Pool
Arcade 12 September 2000
Maximum Pool is a package of seven classic billiard games, prepared by the development team of Sierra Studios. Players can face computer artificial intelligence or live opponents according to the traditional rules of billiards, snooker and caroom, as well as in unconventional rocket ball, chameleon ball or mad bomber games. Virtual billiards lessons are also an advantage of the game.
World Championship Pool 2004
Sports 08 May 2004
The latest version of the virtual cycle of billiards simulation, for the needs of which the authors have purchased an official license to use the image of the top players of the sport, the names of sponsors or tournaments.
DDD Pool
Sports 09 January 2004
Pool Champs is a game simulation of billiards produced by Parikari Original development team. Players have the opportunity to try their hand at pocketing balls in competition with a living opponent or computer-aided intelligence. The creators prepared several variants of the game, including the possibility of training and fitness rehearsal. The game is also known as DDD Pool.
Virtual Pool: Tournament Edition
Sports 01 October 2004
The next installment of the very popular series. This time we can choose between eighteen different varieties of the title billiards. You can choose from several different play modes, including tournament and Quick Game.
Carom3D
Sports 05 May 2006
Carom3D is a fun online variation on snooker. Its innovativeness consists in the complete resignation of the scales - in Carom we score by hitting with balls in specially marked places, located on the game table banners.
Actua Pool
Sports 08 April 2004
Actua Pool is a simulation of billiards. The so-called career mode has been implemented - the user chooses a controlled character, giving it a name and some unique features. Then go to one of the eight available locations. The authors took into account both the most crowded bars in the neighborhood, as well as competitions.
WSC Real 09: World Snooker Championship
Sports 03 April 2009
WSC Real 09: World Snooker Championship is an advanced billiard simulator, using the official license of the World Snooker Championship from the 2009 season. Players can play as their favourite players and take part in a series of competitions held in Bahrain, among others. The advantages of the game created by Blade Interactive studio also include an extensive training mode, allowing you to master the basic principles of this sport.
Pool Hall Pro
Sports 08 May 2009
Pool Hall Pro takes all players into the colourful world of billiards. Both amateurs and professionals can try their hand at the popular varieties of this sport and climb the world's career ladder.
Ultimate 8 Ball
Sports 31 May 1999
Ultimate 8 Ball is a simulation of billiards produced by Mirage Interactive studio. Players have the opportunity to test their skills of virtual pocketing balls in a dozen or so variants of the game, ranging from classic billiards to arcade rehearsals. The advantage of the game is realistic physics taking into account, among other things, the strength and angle of the stick impact.
Sharkey's 3D Pool
Sports 12 March 1990
Simulator of billiard games, which uses a three-dimensional look at the table. The player can then rotate the camera at any angle using the mouse or the icon set at the top of the screen. We can choose from three options: tournament, regular match and so called trick-shot.
Family Fun: Cool Pool
Arcade 15 September 1998
Special edition of billiards, designed mainly for fans of custom solutions in this classic club sport, containing ingenious types of games with obstacles and animation.
Disney's Monsters: Billard Beast
Arcade 10 December 2001
The second part of the series of four arcade mini-games "Monsters and the Company" based on the screenplay of the Walt Disney film studio, with the same title.